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Walgreens expands focus on medical care, soon adding doctors’ offices to hundreds of its United States drugstores. The chain recently announced it had made a deal with VillageMD, which will run primary-care clinics attached to the drugstores. The announcement revealed that the company intends to open 700 clinics in 30+ […]

Walgreens Expands Focus on Medical Care

July 16, 2020 in Health tagged health industry changes / healthcare news / healthcare providers / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Emily Schellin

Insulin Cap — Trump Administration Announces $35 A Month Insulin Cap The Trump Administration announced a new type of Medicare prescription drug plan that will cap insulin costs at $35 a month for seniors, a savings estimated at $446 annually. The new insulin benefit will be available in all 50 states, the District […]

Trump Administration Announces $35 A Month Insulin Cap

June 2, 2020 in Medicare tagged health industry changes / health trends / healthcare news / insurance news by Jenny McCann

Disability Insurance — Disability Insurance Awareness May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month, a time when the insurance industry comes together to do something about the enormous gap that exists between Americans’ need for disability insurance and the actual coverage they have. Disability insurance is a form of income protection that pays a percentage […]

May Is Disability Insurance Awareness Month

April 24, 2020 in Health tagged Disability Insurance / emergency preparedness / insurance and finances / insurance news by Jenny McCann

min wage — How is Minimum Wage Affecting Health Insurance? How is minimum wage affecting health insurance? Minimum wage is the amount an employer has to pay their employees for any work provided.. The minimum wage varies as you move across the country or across the globe. The minimum wage in Texas is […]

How is Minimum Wage Affecting Health Insurance?

April 10, 2020 in Health / life tagged insurance and finances / insurance and government / insurance news by Sara Awati

Characteristics of a Good Medicare Agent — What Qualities Should An Insurance Agent Possess? What qualities should a good insurance agent possess? Every insurance agent is different but we think each should possess these six qualities. Independent Agent vs Captive Agent – An Independent agent represents many insurance companies. In contrast, a captive agent represents a […]

What Qualities Should An Insurance Agent Possess?

March 16, 2020 in Health tagged health insurance basics / insurance news / relationships by Jenny McCann

Empower Brokerage Introduces New Medicare Specialist Empower Brokerage is pleased to introduce their newest Medicare specialist, Brian Clark. Mr. Clark joins the Houston team under Sales Director Karen DeGuerin. He first got involved with the Chamber of Commerce in Friendswood through his church. Aside from meeting the mayor, Brian was […]

Empower Brokerage Introduces New Medicare Specialist

March 14, 2020 in Health tagged insurance news by Emily Schellin

Oscar Health, out of New York, recently did their part to lower prescription drug costs. Oscar Health now caps some members’ out-of-pocket costs for insulin and other drugs. The company announced its individual plan members will pay only $3 for a month’s supply. This plan will include 100 commonly used […]

Oscar Health Caps Insulin Costs

March 6, 2020 in Health tagged diabetes / insurance and finances / insurance news by Emily Schellin

As of last week, Cigna corp has decided to sell its nonmedical insurance unit to New York Life Insurance for $6.3 billion. Talks about Cigna selling this unit were brewing around early December and according to new reports New York Life decided to pull the trigger. The sell was announced […]

New York Life Insurance Purchases Cigna’s Non Medical For $6.3 ...

January 2, 2020 in life tagged health industry changes / healthcare news / healthcare providers / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Jadon Sennet

New York Life In Talks With Cigna To Purchase Units Of Cigna Corp. Talks have emerged about New York Life Insurance Co. interested in purchasing units of Cigna Corp. The deal would allow NYL to purchase units that sell nonmedical insurance products to employers being estimated at around $6 billion. […]

New York Life In Talks With Cigna To Purchase Units ...

December 26, 2019 in Health tagged health insurance carriers / healthcare news / healthcare providers / insurance and finances / insurance news by Jadon Sennet

Employers and employees might be in for a change when it comes to Health insurance starting in 2020. According to the Natlawreview, beginning in 2020, subject to the satisfaction of several requirements, employers may offer employer payment plans as an alternative to traditional group health insurance plans. With the final […]

Group Health Plan Alternative: Reimbursing Health Insurance Premiums

August 27, 2019 in Health tagged group plans / health insurance basics / healthcare providers / insurance news / workplace health by Jadon Sennet